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back to you. >> tom costello at reagan national airport. thanks very much. >> we'll continue to follow hurricane sandy but first we want to get the mother news headlines in the morning from natalie morales. >> u.s. coast guard helicopters rescued at least 14 crew members from the tall ship hms bounty after it became disabled amid hurricane sandy some 90 miles from hatteras, north carolina. at least two people are still missing and the search is ongoing. the bounty is an 180-foot three masted working replica of the famous british ship. it's owner contacted the coast guard last night said she lost contact with the crew. the ship was taking on water in 18-foot sea's and 40 mile-per-hour winds. crew members were able to put on cold water survival suits and life jackets before getting into lifeboats. >>> sandy is blowing across the campaign trail as well. executeling the presidential candidates schedules in the final lead up to election day. both candidates have cancelled several events and the president has arrived at the white house to oversee
back to you. >> tom costello at reagan national airport. thanks very much. >> we'll continue to follow hurricane sandy but first we want to get the mother news headlines in the morning from natalie morales. >> u.s. coast guard helicopters rescued at least 14 crew members from the tall ship hms bounty after it became disabled amid hurricane sandy some 90 miles from hatteras, north carolina. at least two people are still missing and the search is ongoing. the bounty is an...
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tom costello at reagan national this morning, tom, thanks very much. >>> as sandy's floodwaters recede and relief efforts get under way, personal stories of tragedy, loss and heroism are emerging. we took a trip out to queens on tuesday running into downed trees and debris all along the way to visit a community that is once again facing enormous loss. it is an indelible image of sandy's destruction. in breezy point, some said whatever wasn't flooded was on fire. in the end, more than 100 homes destroyed. >> we've got our children and our families. >> reporter: and just down the coast the same devastation. here in rockaway beach it was also a combination of the storm and fire. flames broke out here at the height of sandy, and because the water was so deep here, fire fighters simply couldn't get in to put them out, so the wind whipped the flames from building to building, home to home. this was the harbor light pub, very well known in this area, one of the reasons the owner of that restaurant lost his son during the attacks of 9/11. and when i got out of the car here a short time ago, i
tom costello at reagan national this morning, tom, thanks very much. >>> as sandy's floodwaters recede and relief efforts get under way, personal stories of tragedy, loss and heroism are emerging. we took a trip out to queens on tuesday running into downed trees and debris all along the way to visit a community that is once again facing enormous loss. it is an indelible image of sandy's destruction. in breezy point, some said whatever wasn't flooded was on fire. in the end, more than...
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nbc's tom costello has been looking into this story. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. not talking about small time storefront operations that can steal hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. we're talking about suspects who steal tens of millions of dollars, even hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money, money that's meant to help the poor, retirees, even children with autism. in queens, new york, a pre-dawn raid. federal agents targeting six people accused of ripping off the government's health care system for nearly $12 million. >> good job. >> reporter: more agents from the hhs inspector general's office descend on a medical clinic owned by the suspects, searching room by room for fraudulent billing documents, hidden computer files and stolen medicare numbers. >> this looks to be like adult day care. >> reporter: investigators say the scheme involved luring senior citizens to the clinic by giving them free meals as well as music, computer and dance lessons all in exchange for their medicare numbers, nu
nbc's tom costello has been looking into this story. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. not talking about small time storefront operations that can steal hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. we're talking about suspects who steal tens of millions of dollars, even hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money, money that's meant to help the poor, retirees, even children with autism. in queens, new york, a pre-dawn raid. federal agents targeting six people accused...
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for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> up next, finding the best jeans to flatter your figure. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> what woman hasn't struggled trying to find the perfect pair of jeans? we all know how hard that can be. so jackie stafford is here to help us with that. we have three women who have been struggling a little bit. so we're going to help them. the first one is karen. and she struggles with the dreaded mom jean, right? >> so many of us have that problem. >> no one wants to wear the mom jean. remember jessica simpson, how terrible that was? anyway, let's take a look at karen and we'll show you her transformati
for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> up next, finding the best jeans to flatter your figure. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up...
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for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> up next, finding the best jeans to flatter your figure. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> what woman hasn't struggled trying to find the perfect pair of jeans? we all know how hard that can be. so jackie stafford is here to help us with that. we have three women who have been struggling a little bit. so we're going to help them. the first one is karen. and she struggles with the dreaded mom jean, right? >> so many of us have that problem. >> no one wants to wear the mom jean. remember jessica simpson, how terrible that was? anyway, let's take a look at karen and we'll show you her transformation. >> my name is karen, i'm 46 years old, i'm a mother of four girls, and the biggest problem i have with buying jeans is the fact that the rise is so low that my underwear hangs out when i'm bigger. i'm petite, so i need something shorter, which is really hard to find. >> we are going to have the perfect solution. >> jackie, how about these? >> i'll show you why not. i know so many moms love the baggie boyfriend jean, but to be honest,
for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> up next, finding the best jeans to flatter your figure. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> what woman hasn't struggled trying to find the perfect pair of jeans? we all know how hard that can be. so jackie stafford is here to help us with that. we have three women who have been struggling a little bit. so we're going to help them. the first one is karen. and she struggles with the dreaded mom jean,...
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tom costello, covering the story for us. thanks, tom. >>> now to israel where a young american man opened fire in a southern resort town. nbc's martin fletcher has more from tel aviv. martin, good morning. >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. well, it seemed this was an argument that went sadly too far. a young american man in his 20s was in the hotel, the leonardo club hotel in eilat israel south. had an argument with a hotel employee that went too far. a security guard came over to try to break up the argument. the american man grabbed the guard's gun and started shooting and killed a man. he then ran away. imagine the panic in the hotel, jewish holiday, hotel full of tourists. the man hid in the hotel kitchen. the police came, a large contingent of police rushed to the hotel. there was a shootout of some kind and the police killed the young american man. we don't know the american's name. we don't know where he came from or what the argument was about, but, again, as i say, it didn't start out as any kind of planned at
tom costello, covering the story for us. thanks, tom. >>> now to israel where a young american man opened fire in a southern resort town. nbc's martin fletcher has more from tel aviv. martin, good morning. >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. well, it seemed this was an argument that went sadly too far. a young american man in his 20s was in the hotel, the leonardo club hotel in eilat israel south. had an argument with a hotel employee that went too far. a security guard came...
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nbc's tom costello is at reagan national airport. tom, good morning. >> good morning, matt, and this place, as we have shown you yesterday and today, is absolutely deserted. the flight status boards all show that every flight is cancelled. the numbers today, we just got from flight stats, 5,700 flights cancelled along the east coast or flights to or from the east coast, and along the course of this storm, we've now got hundreds of thousands of passengers who have been inconvenienced by the storm. this massive storm has turned out to be a halloween week nightmare with travelers going nowhere fast. from d.c. to chicago to san diego, cancelled is again the word of the day for flights coming to or from the east coast. all day long, hurricane sandy has been waging a war with a berm, a dune that had been built after a nor'easter in 1992. well, finally hurricane sandy has won. >> reporter: with one eye on al roker and the weather channel, all of the airlines, u.s. airways, united, delta, southwest, american, jetblue, are again today cancell
nbc's tom costello is at reagan national airport. tom, good morning. >> good morning, matt, and this place, as we have shown you yesterday and today, is absolutely deserted. the flight status boards all show that every flight is cancelled. the numbers today, we just got from flight stats, 5,700 flights cancelled along the east coast or flights to or from the east coast, and along the course of this storm, we've now got hundreds of thousands of passengers who have been inconvenienced by...
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tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. american said it had to cancel 50 flights yesterday, 44 today, and ordered 48 planes on the ground last night while it reexamines and fixing the problem with loose seats. the airline says it is mechanics believed they discovered the real problem that caused some seats to come loose, something called the seat lock plunger mechanism. it is a pin and lock system that was stuck in the unlocked position on some planes. american blames wear and tear and spilled soda over the years for the problem. it was just yesterday american said it finished inspecting all 48 planes, returned them to service. last night, pulled the planes because of that pin and lock mechanism. they will be put back in service slowly. american hopes to have repairs completed by saturday. thousands of passengers will likely be inconvenienced again today. >> tom costello covering that for us. thanks, tom. >>> to israel where a young american man opened fire in a southern resort town. nbc martin fletcher has more from tel a
tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. american said it had to cancel 50 flights yesterday, 44 today, and ordered 48 planes on the ground last night while it reexamines and fixing the problem with loose seats. the airline says it is mechanics believed they discovered the real problem that caused some seats to come loose, something called the seat lock plunger mechanism. it is a pin and lock system that was stuck in the unlocked position on some...
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nbc's tom costello has more on fearless felix's death-defying plunge. say that three times fast. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good for you. felix baumgartner said he was most afraid of dying in front of his family and his girlfriend, considering that he jumped from an altitude three times higher than where jets fly. it was the highest jump ever. he broke the sound barrier as he fell 833 miles per hour, and he broke a youtube record for the most watched number of live views. >> felix, disconnect the oxygen hose. that a boy. >> reporter: there he was at 128,000 feet standing quite literally on the edge of space, preparing to do what no one had done before, with his mom watching from mission control, 43-year-old felix baumgartner offered a few words most hard to understand. >> the whole world is watching us. >> reporter: and then he was gone beginning a terrifying supersonic dive from 24 miles up. a white dot as he quickly passed 700 miles per hour. >> speed 729. >> reporter: day began well before sunrise in rosswell, new mexico as the red bull team laid out the balloon and fearl
nbc's tom costello has more on fearless felix's death-defying plunge. say that three times fast. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good for you. felix baumgartner said he was most afraid of dying in front of his family and his girlfriend, considering that he jumped from an altitude three times higher than where jets fly. it was the highest jump ever. he broke the sound barrier as he fell 833 miles per hour, and he broke a youtube record for the most watched number of live views. >>...
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and tom costello said, there's something to be gained from this. some things to be learned about it. >> i was amazed he was able to talk during portions of this free fall and even while he was spinning, i don't think you would want to hear what i would have been saying in the spinning portion, but it was incredible he was able to communicate during this. >> sure. well, i mean, they have fantastic equipment. all of the cameras spread all over the capsule when he is floating up, he is loaded with gear for the trip down, there will be more of that shown in a documentary they're making to show later, but the communications were great. he's not a big talker. the other guy who set the record some years ago is colorful, loaded with quotes. felix is more business. >> going back to the spin, was that something anyone in mission control predicted or expected because when we talk about the fact that had his suit torn, he would have died instantly, i think a spin can't be a good thing in that area. >> no, a spin is a very dangerous thing. and they worked very
and tom costello said, there's something to be gained from this. some things to be learned about it. >> i was amazed he was able to talk during portions of this free fall and even while he was spinning, i don't think you would want to hear what i would have been saying in the spinning portion, but it was incredible he was able to communicate during this. >> sure. well, i mean, they have fantastic equipment. all of the cameras spread all over the capsule when he is floating up, he is...
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. >> nbc's tom costello is at the national airport. we know it's having a big impact. >> you look outside, the ramp is empty. that's the way it is across the entire airport. that's it. in fact, the police chief walked by a minute or so ago. up and down the eastern seaboard, we're talking about 7,000 flights canceled. from yesterday, today, tomorrow. they hope they get back up and running on wednesday. maybe late tomorrow. then the problem is we're talking about all the major carriers. southwest airlines. when you've got all those major players affected -- by the way, seven hubs, you can see the rip t ripple effect. as a result, when they move them, then you create a situation where you've got planes and crews out of position. even though they may start flying again on wednesday, it could take days before everything gets running. washington reagan, washington dulles, baltimore, philadelphia, big-time affected, as well as all the new york city airports, jfk, la guardia, newark, then even hartford affected this morning. as the storm moves
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tom costello has the latest. good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you. these drinks are very popular because of the jolt people get, especially when they're trying to stay awake, but caffeine, as you know, is a stimulant. and because these are considered dietary supplements, they don't fall under fda regulation. >> reporter: the headlines this week have been full of warnings about the caffeine levels in those high energy drinks. popular with high school and college kids. now consumer reports is out this morning with its own investigation into the real caffeine levels in the drinks and those drinks that don't specify caffeine levels. consumer reports tested 27 products and found that five of the cans that list caffeine actually have levels at least 20% higher than what their labels indicated. and 11 of the products don't specify their caffeine levels at all. since they're considered a dietary supplement, they're not required to. >> it's important for people to understand what they're buying and drinking. and if that information is not even available on th
tom costello has the latest. good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you. these drinks are very popular because of the jolt people get, especially when they're trying to stay awake, but caffeine, as you know, is a stimulant. and because these are considered dietary supplements, they don't fall under fda regulation. >> reporter: the headlines this week have been full of warnings about the caffeine levels in those high energy drinks. popular with high school and college kids. now...